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I had an interesting time in Missouri.
My throat was real sore & I couldn't stop coughing for several days before we left, so when we got there Saturday I decided to take one of my grandfather's vicodin. And 4 hours later I took another one, so I wouldn't be in pain during the special dinner for my grandfather's retirement. (It was a huge deal, my step-grandma fussed over for months & wouldn't even let us change the seating....) Taking the second was a horrible mistake that I payed for greatly. I don't know why it turned on me, seeing as I have taken pain killers in larger amounts before. But it all came crashing down right as the dinner was starting & I spent the whole night in the bathroom, puking in tights & heels. There was a wedding going on a few rooms down, so the ladies got to hear my ralphing when they took trips to the restroom. The funniest part is that when I got up to go run to the bathroom, my Nana gave me the dirtiest look. Did she want me to sit back down & barf all over the place setting??? Which would ruin the evening she had planned more? Ugh.
Worst of all, my cousins & I were gonna go to a piano bar downtown after the dinner......I missed out on that, too, seeing as I was still in agony at the condo & went to bed before the sun went down. I was so bummed I couldn't go out with them :(
Monday we took a tour of College of the Ozarks. The past few months I've been wanting to go there. Visiting the campus again, from a students' perspective, made me sure it's where I want to be. My grandpa just retired from 40 some odd years of professing various religion courses at the school. So, now's my chance to go!
I have a lot of work to do in order to make it happen though......

oh & Mother's Day was pretty good. I am so thankful to have my sweet little man in my life, no matter how difficult things have been the past few years. He's worth it all.